Specifications

C.A.R.E Diesel® is in compliance with US-Exhaust Gas Regulation ASTM D 975 as well as with DIN EN 15940. DIN EN 15940 defines, among others, the specification of diesel fuel on the basis of hydrated vegetal and faunal oils. In addition, C.A.R.E Diesel® is surpassing the requirements of DIN EN 590 in all items, except density, whose values are about 5% beyond the regular specification for diesel fuels.

C.A.R.E. Diesel®

EN 15940
Class A

EN 590
ÖNORM EN 590

ASTM D 975
USA

C.A.R.E. Diesel®
Typical values

Specifications

Unit

min

max

min

max

min

max

min

max

Cetane

70

70

51

40

76

density at 15 °C

kg/cbm

770

790

765

800

820

845

779

Flash point

°C

60

> 55

> 55

52

68

Sulfur

mg/kg

5

5

10

15

< 5

V40

mm/s

2,0

4,0

2,0

4,5

2,0

4,5

1,9

4,1

2,9

Distillation up 250 °C

Vol%

< 65

< 65

3,7

Distillation up 350 °C

Vol%

85

85

100

90% Vol% Point

°C

282

320

282

338

288

95% Vol% Point

°C

360

360

360

292

Total Pollution

mg/kg

10

24

24

< 0,05

Neutralization Number

mgKOH/g

0,2

0,2

< 0,03

Conradson Carbon

Gew%

0,1

0,3

0,01

Copper Corrosion

degree of corrosion

1

1

1

3

1

Oxidation Stability

g/cbm

25

25

25

4

Oxidation Stability

h

20

20

20

> 40

CFPP
Summer
Transitional Period
Winter

°C
°C
°C

-22
-22
-22

0
-10
-20

-29
-29
-29

Ash Content

Gew%

0,01

0,01

0,01

0,01

0,001

Water Content

mg/kg

200

200

200

500

34

Lubricity

um

460

460

460

520

330

Polycyclic aromatic KW

Gew%

0,1

8

< 0,1

Total aromatics

Gew%

1

1

35

< 0,1

Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME)

Vol%

0,0

7,0

7,0

0

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